Probably the Best Duet Ever

If you are in the mood for a heart rending piece of duet blending the powerful emotive vocals of Alecia Beth Moore (Pink) with the distinctive rhythmic vocals of Nate Ruess, or you are figuring out your love relationship which is just bent but not broken, then this music video is just for you, adding to the 760+ million views as of this writing.

Click here for P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess.

As for the man up-close with Pink in the video, the following extract from Wikipedia would illuminate:-

"Pink met professional motocross racer Carey Hart at the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia. Following a brief separation in 2003, Pink proposed to Hart in June 2005 during a Mammoth Lakes motocross race; she was "assisting" in his race and wrote "Will You Marry Me? I'm serious!" on a pit board. He initially didn't notice and continued on for another lap. When he did notice later, he veered off the track to accept right then. She then made him finish the race because she wouldn't marry a loser. They married in Costa Rica on January 7, 2006.

After months of speculation, Pink announced in February 2008, that she and Hart had separated. Hart subsequently appeared in the video for her 2008 song "So What",which deals with their separation. The couple sought marriage counseling during their separation in hopes of reconciliation. In February 2010, Pink confirmed that she and Hart were back together. Hart appears with Pink in the music video for her songs "Just Give Me a Reason" and "True Love".

In November 2010, Pink announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she and Hart were expecting their first child. In June 2011, she gave birth to their daughter. In December 2016, she gave birth to their second child, a son."

May it be, as with Pink, that your bent love relationship would be restored and worked out, moving forward.

"Horizontals I" by Choy Weng Yang

The oil painting, "Horizontals I", by Choy Weng Yang left an indelible impression on me only after my first visit to the National Gallery Singapore. I did not take any photograph of it at first sight though as I had thought that it was too simplistic.

"Horizontals I" by Choy Weng Yang

Back at home after the first visit, I kept thinking of this painting and mistook its title as "Rectangles". Great, here is someone who is into rectangles much like others who have their personal fixations such as squares, circles, birds, clouds, rainbows, origami, sunrises, flowers, fish and cars. 

The rectangles would connote that we come in different sizes (skills, expertise and spheres of influence), colours (preferences, inclinations and gifting) and texture (character, experiences and background). And, that when placed side by side in an assembly, we would form the painting or jigsaw puzzle which represents our community or society.

Upon my second visit, it was the first painting that I sought after. I noticed that there were definitely some squares in it and justified it with the thought that squares can be reckoned as a subset of rectangles; they just happened to have sides of equal length.

When I saw the name tag with "Horizontals" on it, it stumped me momentarily and I had to erase my inaccurate initial perception that the painting was about rectangles.

What about horizontals? Well, once upon a time, people thought that the earth was flat and we would fall off beyond the horizon. That is to say that our existing knowledge may be inaccurate and we need to explore in order to discover more of the things around us and life itself. 

Horizontals could represent one approach or one way of looking at things as a result of our experience, knowledge or personal bias. By keeping an open mind and willingness to assimilate new things, we would then gain a holistic and more complete understanding of things such as history, complex problems, dynamics of interpersonal relationships and politics.

But, horizontals can be good thing. We can rest well lying flat on our bed, sit firmly on a chair and that cup of coffee will stand tall on the table. Horizontals could represent the norm and certainties that help us to relax and enjoy the recreation of life.  

And, I think horizontals could speak of organising our priorities and resources so that our life is like a richly coloured tapestry. Extending this further, it could also mean aligning body, soul and spirit to what God our Creator has called us to be and do; our destiny.

Rope Skipping Can Be Cool and Fun

Rope skipping is a great form of exercise and it could well be as addictive as running or cycling from the looks of it.

When the guys are making it so cool and the gals are making it so fun, you won't wanna miss out.

Click here to view DDCHK6 - Double Dutch Department - Open - Champion. 

Click here to view Jump Rope Team - Hungary's Best Rope Skipping Team.

Meet Miffy

Miffy could well be the second most famous rabbit in the world after Bugs Bunny and she could well be mistaken to be of recent Japanese origin. 

Truth be told, Miffy was created by Dutch artist Nick Bruna and she made her first appearance in a picture book written and illustrated by him way back in 1955. 

Since then Miffy has appeared in a series of some 30 picture books, two television series and even a full-length movie. And, she is now popping up every where in various manners such as toys, figurines, clothes, table lamps, utensils, stationery and household items.

"Hallo": Hello in Dutch

"Kopi": Coffee in Singlish

"Koffie": Coffee in Dutch

  

The 5 Languages of Love by Dr Gary Chapman

In case you are still clueless when it comes to love, fret not, as you get attuned to the 5 languages of love profferred by Dr Gary Chapman.

According to Dr Chapman, the 5 love languages are as follows:

1. Words of Affirmation;

2. Quality Time;

3. Receiving Gifts;

4. Acts of Service; and

5. Physical Touch.

If you are interested to know more, please look up http://www.5lovelanguages.com/ and explore how you can discover your primary and secondary love languages. Get your significant other to do so, as well, so that you could learn to speak each other's love languages and, thereby, help to foster your relationship with each other.

Be sure to check out the Free Tools, and also look up the FAQs at the aforesaid web site which answers queries such as:

What if I cannot discover my primary love language?

What if I cannot discover my spouse’s love language?

Why do you think The 5 Love Languages has been so successful?

What if I speak my spouse’s love language and they don’t respond?

Can emotional love return when it has been gone for thirty years?

Love is a powerful emotion that can either energize us when we are full and deplete us when we are running empty. It is thus imperative to keep the flame of love burning bright in our heart and find all the help we can get to keep on loving ourselves, the people in our lives, our community and our planet.

"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' " -- Erich Fromm

"Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable." -- Bruce Lee

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." -- Oscar Wilde